Operating Guide

Mailing Systems

And Solutions

HASLER

America’s better choice

®

HJ830 and HJ930

Inkjet Printers

An ISO 9001 Quality System

Certified company

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4136119G/B

22/05/2008

Products presented in this guide are conform to requirements of directives nbr 73/23/CEE and

89/336/CEE.

Neopost has implemented a program for the recycling of worn machines and machines at the end of their lifetime. Contribute in a responsible way to the environmental protection by consulting your retailer internet site, or by contacting him.

He will inform you of the collection and treatment processes of these machines.

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© Copyright 2008

All rights reserved. This manual may not be reproduced in whole or in part, transferred, stored in a telemetry system or translated into any language, in whatsoever form, without prior written permission.

The manufacturer assumes no liability for damages occurring as a result of misuse, repairs and modifications, which are carried out by unauthorized third parties. This manual has been prepared with great care. However, liability is excluded for any errors occurring in spite of such care. In his commitment to continuous improvement, the manufacturer reserves the right to implement further technical and optical changes. The values herein provided are nominal values. Therefore, no legal claims may be raised in connection with this manual.

The manufacturer cannot be held liable for damages or malfunctions caused by options or accessories, when these are not original products or when they have not been expressly approved by the manufacturer.

Brand:

HP is a registered brand name of Hewlett-Packard Corporation.

Microsoft and Windows are registered brand names of Microsoft Corporation.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

1.1

Pictograms

1.2

Notes for the Use of this Manual

1.3

Important Terms and Abbreviations

1.4

System Requirements

2 Safety Notes

2.1

General Safety Notes

2.2

Handling Ink Cartridges

2.3

Location of the Printer

2.4

Disposal

3 Transport and Packaging

3.1

Shipping

3.2

Unpacking the Printing

3.3

Assembly

4 Printer Description

4.1

Machine Overview

4.2

Range of Application

4.3

Operation

4.4

The Control Panel

4.4.1

Keyboard Description

4.4.2

Key Combinations

4.5

The Display

4.5.1

Offline Mode

4.5.2

Online Mode

4.6

Brief Instructions

5 Start-Up and Operation

5.1

Setting Up and Connecting the Printer

5.2

Installing the Driver

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5.3

Inserting the Ink Cartridge

5.3.1

Correctly Inserting the Ink Cartridge

5.3.2

Resetting the Ink Counter

5.3.3

Display for the Change of Ink Cartridge

5.3.4

Set the ink Counter

5.3.5

Cleaning the Ink Jets

5.4

Print job Setup

5.4.1

Setting Media Widths for the Machine

5.4.2

Setting the Print Format

5.4.3

Checking the Paper Transport

5.5

Test Print

5.6

Machine Counters

5.6.1

Day Counter

5.6.2

Service Counter

5.6.3

Counting of Job Pages

6 The Programming Mode

6.1

Purpose of the Programming Mode

6.2

The Control Panel in the Programming – Offline- Mode

6.3

Keyboard Layout in the Programming Mode

6.4

Menu Overview

6.5

Explanation of the Individual Menus

6.6

Job Parameter

6.7

Service

6.8

Language

6.9

Setting

6.9.1

Example of an Application in the Programming Mode

6.9.2

Initialization of the Machine

7 Troubleshooting

7.1

The Meaning of Some of the Display Notes

7.2

Error Messages

7.3

Warning Messages

8 Appendix

8.1

Maintenance Notes

8.1.1

Cleaning the Ink Cartridge

8.1.2

Press Roll and Rollers

8.2

Interfaces

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8.2.1

Centronics Parallel Interface

8.2.2

RS-232-C Serial Interface

8.3

Fonts

8.3.1

Terminology

8.3.2

Character Set

8.3.3

Selection of the Fonts for Printing

8.4

Character Sets

8.4.1

7-Bit Character Sets

8.4.2

8-Bit Character

8.5

Side Guide

8.6

Accessories

8.7

Technical Data

9 Glossary

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1 Introduction

With the PRINTER 830/930 you have an innovative digital printer with HP ink jet technology for printing variable data - for printing mass mailings, for example, with addresses, serial numbers or other variable information and graphic elements. The machine has been designed for professional use with high performance.

In order to ensure both long service life of PRINTER 830/930 and its components, as well as safe conditions of use, we recommend that you read carefully and comply with the operating instructions and safety notes. Always be aware of all warnings and notes that are affixed to or printed on the machine itself.

All persons who are to handle this machine must also be familiar with the operating manual.

Store this manual in a safe place where it is easily accessible for future reference at any time.

1.1

Pictograms

General Warnings

Warning of danger from electricity or electrical shock

Information / Note indicating important information regarding the handling of the machine.

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1.2

Notes for the Use of this Manual

The following sections provide all the general information and explanations required, in order to be able to carry out the subsequent tasks and procedures..

When some action is expected from the assembler or operator, the text is always preceded by a dot, for example:

• First step.

• Next step.

Please, always read through to the action texts, so that you will obtain all of the necessary information. Do not anticipate what you believe will follow in the manual:

It will prevent you from making mistakes!

Chronology and Reference

This manual is structured chronologically, and therefore ordered sequentially from the receipt of the machine packed up to its ready-for-use state. This is followed by information for operation, programming, and then finally technical data.

When you are unfamiliar with the machine, it is best to read through the manual from beginning to end. You will be guided step by step, and in this way, you can easily and quickly have the machine in operation.

If you are already familiar with the PRINTER 830/930, it will make things easy if you to use this manual as a reference work.

1.3

Important Terms and Abbreviations

There are a few terms and abbreviations you need to know, in connection with the

PRINTER 830/930:

• Cartridge = Crt = C, C1, C2, C3.

• Printing unit = Unit = U, U1,

We refer to one unit here, since three cartridges have been combined.

• Paper width = Extension of the medium to be printed in the transport direction.

• Paper height = Extension of the medium to be printed crosswise to the transport direction.

• Print object width = Extension of the print object in the transport direction.

• Print object height = Extension of the print object crosswise to the transport direction.

• The print object is the medium to be printed.

1.4

System Requirements

The PRINTER 830/930 is designed for use on a PC (at least Pentium 200 MHz) with parallel interface. It can be run with the Windows 2000 or Windows NT4 or Windows XP operating systems.

The interface cable must be a shielded twisted-pair parallel interface cable.

As an alternative, the printer can be connected with a USB cable, when using Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

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2 Safety Notes

For your own safety and the proper functioning of the machine, please, read carefully the following instructions, before starting your machine. Always be aware of all warnings and notes that are affixed to or printed on the machine itself. Store this manual in a safe place where it is easily accessible for future reference, at any time.

The address PRINTER 830/930 is a state-of-the-art construction and reliable in operation. Nevertheless, the device may present hazards when operated by untrained personnel. The same applies to use that is inappropriate and not in keeping with its intended purpose.

Failure to comply with this manual’s instructions might result in:

• an electrical shock,

• injuries due to the rotating rollers,

• damage to the machine.

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2.1

General Safety Notes

Caution!

Please, read these notes with care.

Save this manual for future reference.

All notes and warnings found on the machine are to be followed.

Installing the

Machine

A safe, level position is necessary, when installing the machine.

Injuries may be caused by tipping, rolling away or falling.

The machine is to be protected from moisture.

WARNING!

This is a Class A device. This device may cause radio frequency disturbances in residential areas; in this case, the operator may be required to implement the necessary corrective measures.

Electrical

Hazards

Depending upon the country-specific version, the address

PRINTER 830/930 may only be connected to either a voltage of

230 V/50 Hz or 115 V/60 Hz.

The mains plug may only be connected with a socket having an installed protective contact! The protective effect may not be compromised by the use of an extension line without a protective grounding conductor. All interruptions of the protective grounding conductor, within or outside of the machine, are prohibited.

The device is double pole fused! When fuse failure occurs, electrical machine parts can still carry voltage.

When making the connection to the mains power, be aware of the connection values on the rating plate.

Inspect the voltage setting on the device’s power unit.

Run the power cords in such a way, that no-one may trip over them. Do not place any objects upon the power cord.

When the machine is not in use over a long period of time, it should be disconnected from the power supply in order to avoid any damage in the event of a voltage surge.

Protect the device from moisture. When moisture enters the machine, there is a danger of electrical shock.

Never open the machine. For reasons of electrical safety, the machine should only be opened by authorized service personnel.

Operating

Safety

Cleaning the

Machine

Never put your hands inside the machine when it is running!

The danger of injuries exists, through pulling in and crushing on the rotating rollers. In addition, keep long hair and parts of loose clothing far from the machine in operation.

In order to prevent damage to the machine, only factory authorized accessory parts should only be used.

Prior to cleaning the machine, it should be disconnected from the mains outlet.

When cleaning the machine, do not use liquid or spray cleaners, but only a cloth dampened with water.

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Allow the

Machine to be Inspected by the Service Partner!

In the following cases, you should unplug the machine from the mains and contact an authorized service technician:

• When the power cord or its plug is worn or damaged.

• When water or other liquid has entered the device.

• When the device does not function properly, in spite of following the instruction provided.

• When the device has fallen down or the housing is damaged.

• When there is a significant change in the performance of the machine.

Spare Parts When repair work is carried out, only original spare parts or spare parts approved by the manufacturer may be used.

Repairs Do not disassemble the machine any further than is described in this manual. The opening of the machine by unauthorized personnel is not permitted. Repairs may only be carried out by authorized service personnel.

Modification is not permitted:

For safety reasons, your own reworking and modifications are not permitted.

The PRINTER 830/930 is a Class A device. This device may cause radio frequency disturbances in residential areas; in this case, the operator may be required to implement the necessary corrective measures.

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2.2

Handling Ink Cartridges

Store ink cartridges out of the reach of children. Normally, no ink leakage can occur. Immediately wash off sprays of ink from the skin under running water. Should ink get into the eyes, rinse it out immediately with sufficient water.

The ink cartridge should not be shaken, allowed to fall, or hit with the hand or a hard surface.

Install the ink cartridge immediately after removing the protective strip. The expiration date may not be exceeded.

Do not attempt to open or refill an ink cartridge. This can damage the machine.

Clean the ink cartridge as described in chapter 8.1 – “Maintenance Notes”.

2.3

Location of the Printer

Be aware when installing the machine that it must stand on a smooth and level surface that is larger than the printer.

The floor space for the printer must be sufficiently stable. The tipping over or falling of the machine can lead to injuries, as well as damage to the machine.

When selecting the installation or storage location for the printer, keep in mind that it must be protected from strong temperature and humidity changes, direct sunlight and excessive heat.

The printer must not be subject to vibrations or shocks.

Install the printer near a mains outlet, so that the power cord can be disconnected trouble-free at all times.

2.4

Disposal

The printer may not be disposed of in the conventional manner of household waste.

Please, dispose of the printer in accordance with the regulations in force.

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3 Transport and Packaging

3.1

Shipping

The PRINTER 830/930 is shipped in packaging designed for the purpose of delivery at its intended destination, via regular transportation, in undamaged condition.

The forwarding agent is liable for damages occurring in transit. Transport and storage should take place under normal conditions, i.e. at temperatures between +5°C and +70°C, and maximum relative humidity of 80%. During unauthorized conditions, damage may occur that is not outwardly visible.

3.2

Unpacking the Printing

Remove all packaging and take out the device with accessories. Check to see, if all parts of the printer according to the following list are present in total and in undamaged condition:

• 1 PRINTER 830/930

• 2 Side guides, short

• 1 Side guide, middle (Optional for the Printer 830)

• 1 Side guide, long (Optional for the Printer 830)

• 1 Stack extension

• 1 Guide bracket

• 1 Printer driver & User Guide CD

• 1 Power cord

• 1 USB / Parallel interface cable

• 3 ink cartridges

Should you not have any need for the packaging – e.g. sending it back for maintenance purposes – dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner.

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3.3

Assembly

Assembly of the Paper Support Plate and Side Guide

1.

Set the side guide in the lower metal opening and lock in place with a quarter turn of the bayonet coupling.

2.

In the same manner, set the guide bracket in the upper metal opening.

Illustration 3-1: PRINTER 830/930 assembly

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4 Printer Description

4.1

Machine Overview

Illustration 4-1: PRINTER 830/930 back side

1.

USB Connection

2.

Serial Status Connection

3.

ON/OFF Switch

4.

Printer Parallel Cable Connection

5.

Power cord Connection

6.

Fuse holder

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Illustration 4-2: PRINTER 830/930 front side

1.

Control panel with display

2.

Side guide middle

3.

Side guide short

No ill.: Side guide long

4.

Guide bracket

5.

Separator

6.

Knurled screw separator

7.

Printing unit

8.

Knurled screw printing unit carriage

9.

Printing unit height adjustment

10.

Knurled screw height adjustment outfeed rollers

11.

Locking lever f. ink cartridge

12.

Ink cartridge

13.

Stack extension

14.

Discharge brush cpl, optional

4.2

Range of Application

The PRINTER 830/930 is a high speed & high quality ink jet printer. It prints correctly positioned addresses on various print objects such as letter envelopes, letterheads, cards, prospectuses and newspapers up to:

• Minimum

140 mm x 70 mm with a thickness of 0.1 mm

• Maximum

Printer 830: 508 mm x 355 mm with a thickness of 2 mm

Printer 930: 508 mm x 355 mm with a thickness of 6.3 mm

The maximum printing surface is 508 mm in width and 38 mm in height (equivalent to 9 lines with a font-size of 12 pt with a line spacing of 12 pt).

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4.3

Operation

The PRINTER 830/930 is designed for operation on an IBM-compatible PC. Printing can be carried out from most word processing, database and address processing programs.

The printer has a printing unit with three HP ink cartridges. This allows the printing of addresses with no movement of the printing unit itself.

The print object is - exactly positioned by the side guide - inserted above the printing unit. Printing is carried out when the print object passes under the printing unit.

The direction of the font is always initially in the transport direction; the print can be readable from the front or rotated by 180°.

As a rule, the positioning of the address in height is carried out by moving the printing unit. The positioning of the address in width may be carried out either via the software on the PC or settings on the printer.

The operation is very simple. For the first start-up, you will require about 30 minutes.

4.4

The Control Panel

Illustration 4-3: Control panel

4.4.1

Keyboard Description

Only in the Offline Mode

Keys Key (X) alone

1

2

3

Home = Main Menu

Quick Menu =To find important functions very fast

Arrow up

4

5

Arrow left

Arrow right

Together with “Quick” Key

Start Test Print

Run Paper

Measure Paper Length

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8

Cancel / Offline Mode

OK (Confirm) / Online Mode

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LED Functions

Green LED = Online

Orange LED= Warning

Blue LED = Offline

Red LED = Error

In online mode the printer can only be switched to offline by pressing the “Offline”

(7) button.

4.4.2

Key Combinations

The key combinations have, in connection with the switching on of the machine, the following functions:

Power on

Home Quick OK Cancel Down Up Left Right Description

X X Reset settings excepting mechanical Reset

Firmware Download without starting application

Note: x means

- key is pressed at power-up.

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4.5

The Display

Meaning of the display information:

This is just an example and could looks different, depending on the printer setup.

C o u n t. P o w r. O N : 1

I n k C o s t s / J o b : 0 . 0 0 0

M e t e r / S e c o n d :

X J o b P a g e s / h :

0 . 0 0 0

0

6 X 6 d p i

2

1

4

1

3

5

6

N o r

o n l i n e

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Illustration 4-4: Display indications

Meaning of the display

1

2

Job Counter, after powering up of o the printer

Averaged ink costs of job

4

5

6

7

8

Throughput per hour

Print resolution measured in dots per inch

Rotate print by 180° Nor = Normal, Rev = Reverse

Indicates printer mode On or Offline

Ink level of each cartridge. Here from Cartridge 1(left bar) to cartridge 6 (right bar)

4.5.1

Offline Mode

In this type of operation, you can configure the machine via the keyboard.

By using the "ONLINE" key, you access the online condition.

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4.5.2

Online Mode

In this type of operation, you can start the machine via command sequences from your computer. Printing is carried out in this type of operation.

4.6

Brief Instructions

In order to be able to quickly carry out a test print with no previous experience, you should follow the operational steps listed in the table below, in the correct order. In the pages listed in the right hand column, you will find the detailed description of operational steps.

Operational Step Chapter Page

Connect device

Switch on device

Operate device via USB

Set device for media thickness

Set the format of the device

Paper run without printing

5.1

0

5.2

5.4.1

5.4.2

5.4.3

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23

36

39

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Test print 5.5 42

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5 Start-Up and Operation

5.1

Setting Up and Connecting the Printer

Install the printer as described in chapter 2.3 - “Location of the Printer“.

Power Cord

See Illustration 4-2: PRINTER 830/930 front side on page 17

Caution!

The PRINTER 830/930 is a device of class 1!

The machine may only be operated on electrical circuits with protective grounding conductors (ground)!

Connect the power cord to the printer. Insert the mains plug into a socket with protective contact.

Change the fuses (also necessary when changing the mains voltage)

Caution!

When changing the fuse, you must always remove the power cord beforehand!

Open the holding compartment with a fingernail or small pen. Change the fuse as shown in the following illustration.

See chapter 8.7 - „Technical Data“ – starting on page 89.

Illustration 5-1: Changing the fuses

Interface Cable

If you wish to operate the printer via USB, then read through the chapter 5.2 “Installing the Driver“ starting on page 23 now.

See Illustration 4-2: PRINTER 830/930 front side on page 17

Insert the interface cable into the connector at the back side of the machine (lock the parallel connector). Connect the cable with your computer.

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5.2

Installing the Driver for Your Printer

Note:

• When several user accounts are used on the system, you must make certain that you have

Administrator Privileges. According to the Windows security model, only the Administrator can install the driver.

1.

Insert the CD labelled Hasler Address Printer Installation. The installation program should start automatically, if it doesn’t, browse the CD and open the file named Install_Menu.

2.

Hold down the Ctrl key and click >>Driver Installation for your model printer.

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3.

You will be brought to the welcome screen of the Printer

Installation Wizard. The wizard will walk you through the process of installing the driver. Click Next.

4.

Select Local printer attached to this computer. Click Next.

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5.

Select the appropriate printer port. Click Next.

6.

Choose your printer model from the menu. Click Next.

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7. Select wether or not you wish to set this as your default printer. Click

Next.

8. You are now given the choice of sharing this printer on your network.

Click Next.

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9. Choose wether or not you’d like to print a test page. Click Next.

10.

Verify all of your information and click Finish to complete the installation.

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11. You may receive the warning seen below. Click Continue Anyway to complete the installation.

12. Installation is now complete.

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5.3.1

Correctly Inserting the Ink Cartridge

First, you must have access to the cartridge holder.

In the event that the printing unit is found on the front sidewall, unscrew the thumb screw on the printing unit and push the printing unit into the middle.

1.

Lift completely all locking levers (upward).

2.

Take the ink cartridge out of the packaging and remove the protective strip.

Do not touch the contact plate…

In order to ensure a secure contact for the ink cartridge to the electronics of the printer, the locking lever has two functions:

• Tipping the ink cartridge into the end position

• Secure locking during operation

3.

Set the ink cartridge, with the jet surface downward, with a straight motion into the holder – do not press in the direction of the locking lever – .

The ink cartridge stands at a slight slant, prior to the closing of the locking lever. The locking lever then tips the ink cartridge into the end position.

4.

Close the locking lever.

Do not tip the ink cartridge into the end position by hand! This is taken care of by the locking lever. Otherwise, you can damage the ink cartridge or the contact plate!

Illustration 5-21: Open locking lever

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Illustration 5-22: Inserting the ink cartridge

Illustration 5-23: Close locking lever

5.3.2

Resetting the Ink Counter

If you are online, change to offline mode with the Offline button.

Press the Home button.

Change to the Printer Configuration menu and confirm with the Arrow Right button.

Change to the Ink menu, confirm with the Arrow Right button and here, select the Cartridge Reset menu and confirm again.

Now you have the option to either reset all cartridges as a whole or to selectively reset only individual cartridges.

If you want to reset all cartridges, move to the All Cartridges field with the Arrow

Up or Arrow Down button. Confirm with OK .

If you want to reset particular cartridges only, move to the corresponding cartridge field with the Arrow Up or Arrow Down button and confirm. To leave this menu, press the Cancel button; thus you reach the next higher menu.

5.3.3

Display for the Change of Ink Cartridge

C o u n t . P w r O n : 1

I n k C o s t s / J o b : 0 . 0 0 0

M e t e r / S e c o n d : 0 . 0 0 0 g 0

6 X 6 d p i

N o r o f f l i n e

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If less than 5% ink is in the cartridge the ink level bars are not displayed and you get an error message:

NO INK !!

CHANGE PRINTHEAD

In the menu “Error Level” you can select:

STOP: Printer should stop if “No Ink” is displayed

IGNORE: Printer should print if “No Ink” is displayed

5.3.4

Set the ink Counter

The calibration is carried out in offline mode. Press the Arrow Down or Arrow Up button and confirm “Offline” with the Arrow Left button.

C o u n t . P w r O n : 1

I n k C o s t s / J o b : 0 . 0 0 0

M e t e r / S e c o n d : 0 . 0 0 0

X J o P 0

6 X 6 d p i

C 1 : 9 7 % o f f l i n e

The display will show the following:

The right ink-level bar gets a frame around that you can check which cartridge you want to change.

Here it is cartridge 1 from unit 2 and the ink level is 97%.

To change the level, press the Arrow Down or Arrow Up button.

To change to another cartridge, press the Arrow Left button.

With this menu you are able to change each level from each cartridge very fast.

For comparison, the ink level display of an ink cartridge HP 51645A is on the back side.

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Illustration 5-24: Ink supply display

For replacing the cartridge, switch the printer offline using the start key ( Off must be indicated on the display). Carry out a “CARTRIDGE RESET“ in the menu.

5.3.5

Cleaning the Ink Jets

For time to time, the ink jets need to be cleaned or unclogged.

1.

Insert a single sheet of paper into the feeder.

2.

Switch the PRINTER 830/930 into the Offline mode.

3.

At the same time, activate the Quick and Arrow down keys.

The ink jets are then sprayed onto the fed sheet of paper, in order to unclog themselves.

5.4

Print job Setup

So that a correct and sharp print appears on an exact position on the print object, the printer has to be set for each print object. The printer processes various widths

(up to 6 mm) and various formats (from postcard size to B4 format, with special accessories up to format C3). This is why it is necessary to implement settings for the widths and format. For this work process, keep ready the next print object that you would like to print.

5.4.1

Setting Media Widths for the Machine

5.4.1.1

Setting the Printing Unit to the Media Width

For a sharp print, it is important to set the height of the printing unit over the print object. This is only possible with a loosened printer-unit carriage:

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Illustration 5-25: Set printer

1.

To do this, loosen the thumb screws (1) of the printing unit.

2.

Use the scale button (2) to set the width of the print object. The button has a millimetre scale.

3.

Screw the thumb screw of the printing unit in tightly.

5.4.1.2

Setting the Media Width for the Sheet Separating System

Height adjustment of the pickup rollers

Up to a print object width from 1.5 mm to 2 mm, the rollers can remain in the lowest position. With a thicker print object, the distance should be set, so that the print object is subject to the appropriate printing pressure on the rollers. This can be easily tested with the insertion of the print object. The press rollers lift up on millimetre per revolution.

Illustration 5-26: Height adjustment of the pickup rollers

Setting the Height of both sheet separators

In order that only one print object is fed in, both separators are to be set for the print object.

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Both sheet separators must always be set, even when – for example – a small format print object only lies on one separator. When this is not done, the free separator may drag on the transport rollers. This leads to increased wear on the transport rollers; entry may cause damage.

Illustration 5-27: Setting the separating finger

1.

Loosen the knurled screws (2) of both separators.

2.

Lift up both separators (1) and lay the print object under the separating finger (3). With narrow print objects, it may be the case that only two inner separating fingers reach the print object, e.g. postcards, DL envelopes, No.

10 envelopes. In this case, lift the outer separator (1) up to the upper stop and clamp it fast.

This step is also recommended, when narrow print objects are partially reached by a separating finger, e.g. with C6 and DL envelopes.

When only three separating fingers reach the print object, then an additional print object is to be placed under the fourth separating finger. (It may be possible here, that you have to remove the outer side guide)

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Failure to comply with these steps can lead to premature wear on the separation rollers.

3.

Allow both separators (1), without exerting pressure, to fall upon the print object and again fix the knurled screws (2) in position.

5.4.2

Setting the Print Format

5.4.2.1

Setting the Print Position of the Address

Before setting the desired address position, you must know in which area printing is possible.

The positioning of the address height is carried out by moving the printing unit. The printable area results from the necessary margins and the traverse path of the printing unit:

X+Y = 2 mm (0,078“) 15 (0,6)

Testprint RENA 613 SL

Test

Test

Test

Test

Test

Test

Test

38 (1,5)

145 (5,7)

Not printable Print area Printing unit traverse area

Illustration 5-28: Setting the print position for the address

The upper margin depicted here of 15 mm can be reduced to 0 mm, when required.

To do this, push the rear side guide onto the red marking. Now printing can be carried out without margins.

Illustration 5-29: Setting the print position for the address

The printing direction depends upon the size of your print object and the upper margin. When the desired margin space is not reachable for the printing unit, then the address block and thereby the print object must be rotated by 180°.

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5.4.2.2

Positioning the Address in Height

The PRINTER 830/930 is a WYSIWYG printer 1 with limitations. The limitations lie in the vertical position of the address. Heeding the following note is important for your document:

1.

In your page layout, set your document to the portrait format.

2.

As a rule, enter the value 0 for the upper margin.

3.

The last position in the print is set through the mechanical positioning of the printing unit:

4.

Lay the print object in the printer.

5.

Loosen the knurled screw on carriage of the printing unit.

6.

Move the printing unit, so that the jet surfaces of the ink cartridge lie at the desired position. If the desired distance from the edge is not reachable for the jet surfaces, then turn the print object around 180°. Now position the jet surface for this situation.

7.

Fix the carriage again in position.

8.

If you have placed the print object in at 180°, then the print must also be set at 180° ( Rev ):

9.

In the event that the printer is in the offline mode, press the Offline key and switch the printer to OFFLINE .

10.

Press the Quick key, navigate with the Arrow up key to the “Orientation”

Menu and confirm with OK . Now you can change the print direction from

Normal to Reverse ( Rev ).

5.4.2.3

Positioning the Address in Width

The positioning in width is determined via the software on the PC:

• Position the address as desired, for example with the help of the left margin setting, with the tabulator, or other suitable formatting.

So that the positioning, as entered into the program, can be carried out correctly on the print object, the printer must recognize the exact length of the print object. This is determined in a length measurement.

5.4.2.4

Setting the Directional Control

5.4.2.4.1

Setting the Side Guide

First, you must know whether the print object runs lengthwise or widthwise through the printer.

The lines are always printed in the direction the print object is run.

If the lines run parallel to the longer side, the intake occurs using the narrow side.

1 WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)

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Illustration 5-30: Setting the print object format

If the lines run parallel to the shorter side, the intake occurs using the longer side.

Illustration 5-31: Setting the print object format

1.

Push the rear side guide completely to the side wall of the machine.

2.

Lay the print object between the side guides. Guide it toward the separator.

3.

Push the frontal side guide up to the print object. The print object must not be jammed. With very narrow formats, the outer side guide may have to be turned.

When the print object is larger than can be reached by both delivered side guides – as an alternative to the frontal side guide – a middle and a longer side guides (see page 88 – “Accessories“) are available.

Which side guide should be used for various formats can be selected from the overview table of the parameter PAPER SIZE on page 50 and from chapter 8.5 “Side

Guide“ in Appendix.

5.4.2.5

Setting the paper Support Plate

1.

Lay a single print object in the feeder.

2.

Position the bracket in the middle, between both side guides.

3.

Push the plastic part (tray support) on the guide bracket so far up to the print object, that it just touches it.

4.

Fan the print-object stack, so that the lowermost sheet can be fed in first, and place it on the guide bracket.

5.

Push the plastic horizontal strut of the guide bracket completely to the print object. The lowermost print object should be just touching the horizontal strut.

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Illustration 5-32: Setting the guide bracket

6.

Now test the trouble-free feeding of the print object. To do this, allow a stack of the print object to run through with the help of the paper transport in the

Offline mode as follows:

Caution! When doing this, do not put your hands inside the machine when it is in operation.

7.

In the event that the printer is not in the offline mode, activate the start key and switch the printer to Off .

8.

Press the pap key, and the print object will be transported or ejected. By pressing the pap key again, the paper transport ends once again.

5.4.3

Checking the Paper Transport

Length measurement

Carry out the length measurement of the medium to be processed by pressing the

QUICK + ARROW LEFT keys.

Check the displayed value as compared to the actual value. When there is a variance between the two values (more than 3 mm), a wrongly set paper feed could be the cause. When the software transmits the wrong paper length value, the paper length measurement can be locally locked in the machine. Pressing longer on the key for paper measurement makes possible the local locking of the paper length

(visible on the display with an ”(L)“).

Transporting of a single medium

• When you press the Quick + Arrow Right keys, the medium found in the feeder is fed in, transported under the printing unit, and then ejected.

When you press the Cancel key again, the paper transport is stopped. It can also be halted by pressing the OK key.

5.5

Test Print

1.

Switch on the PRINTER 830/930 using the ON/OFF switch and wait until the start-up routine has been completed.

2.

Change from the Online mode to the Offline mode by using the Offline key.

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Printing the Test Picture

1.

Place as many media in the feeder as you would like to use for a test print, e.g. 1 medium.

2.

Confirm with the Quick +Arrow Up keys. The test print is carried out. Press the key again, in order to stop the procedure.

3.

Using the test print, check the position, the orientation and the quality of the print on the medium.

Possible printout errors:

Test picture 1 with errors Test picture 2 correct

Illustration 5-33: Setting the dosing roll

There is too much pressure from the separating finger on the print object

Never put your hands inside the machine when it is in operation!

5.6

Machine Counters

Three different Counters are installed in this machine:

5.6.1

Day Counter

Each printout after the paper is ejected is counted and the value is readable in the right upper area.

This counter includes the “Job” and the “Service” printouts.

After powered off and on the machine, the counter is reset.

5.6.2

Service Counter

A test page count contains the number of Test prints with the accompanying paper ejection.

This count is carried out with the activation of the "TEST" key or several “Service” printouts, with the machine in the offline condition.

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5.6.3

Counting of Job Pages

A job page count contains the number of data printouts received by the computer with the accompanying paper ejection.

This count is carried out with the machine in the online condition.

When you continue data transmission with printouts, counting is resumed.

All counters are reset when the machine is switched off!

To change the view of the 3 counters you have to be in the Offline mode. Select and confirm your selection with the arrow up or down button and then change it with arrow left or right button.

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6 The Programming Mode

6.1

Purpose of the Programming Mode

The programming mode is used for setting manually a number of parameters via the control panel. Parameters are definitions of set point values for font settings, print quality, papers settings, as well as special and test functions.

Since the printer is operated, as a general rule, from a text or address processing program, the factory settings have been optimized for this, and normally no changes are necessary.

In individual cases, however, adjusting the parameters may be required. In such a case and should you wish to make full use of your address printer’s capabilities, all of the parameters are discussed in this chapter.

This chapter is intended as a reference source for experienced users.

6.2

The Control Panel in the Programming – Offline- Mode

Change to the programming mode:

1.

Press the Offline key

2.

The blue LED has to be on and the display shows OFFLINE.

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6.3

Keyboard Layout in the Programming Mode

Illustration 6-1: Keyboard layout for the programming mode

In online mode, the printer can only be switched to offline mode by pressing the „Offline“ button.

Quick Button

The

Quick

button can only be used in offline mode.

Function when singly applied:

By pressing the Quick button, the quick menu can be directly called up at any time; this serves for speedy operation.

By pressing the OK button the selected menu function is executed.

By using the navigation buttons A r r o w U p and A r r o w D o w n , navigation within the quick menu is possible.

When first pressing the Quick button and then together with another button the secondary function of that button is called up. (Like the Shift button on the PC).

• Quick – Arrow Up = Test print

Based on the current settings, a test print is executed. If the combination function is called up from a menu item, then you return to this item after leaving the test print. If the button is pressed briefly, a test print is carried out – similar to the pap button - and afterwards you return to the called-up display again. If you press the button for a longer time, a continuous test print is carried out. With Cancel you break up the continuous test print and return to the previous display again.

• Quick – Arrow Down = Clean Heads

A sheet is supplied and a line pattern is printed onto it, based on the currently adjusted paper length .

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• Quick – Arrow Left = Run Paper (Supply Paper)

If you press the button shortly, only one sheet is transported; afterwards you return to the previous display. If you press the button for a prolonged time, a continuous paper run is started. By pressing Cancel you break up the run, and you return to the previous display.

• Quick – Arrow Right = Paper Length (Measure paper length)

Using this combination you may measure the paper length. Subsequently, the measured length is displayed. If you hold this combination pressed for a longer time, the measured length is locked and therefore prevented from being overwritten by the software.

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6.4

Menu Overview

If the printer is Offline, press the H O M E k e y and the display will show the main menu from the printer. With the Arrow up and Arrow down keys you can navigate through this menu. With the O K o r A r r o w r i g h t y o u a r e a b l e t o c o n f i r m t h e s u b m e n u .

Home

Printer Config

Job Config

Service

Language

Settings

Main menu

Printer Configuration

Submenu

Maintenance

Options

Auto Clean Heads

Adjustment Steps

Boot Defaults

Correction Patt.

Corr. Dist. U1 – U2

Corr. Dist. U2 – U3

Corr. Dist. U3 – U4

Corr. Cart. 1 – 2 UX (X = 1, 2,

3, 4)

Corr. Cart. 2 – 3 UX (X = 1, 2,

3, 4)

Unit of Measurement

Warming

Prewarming

Error Handling

Ink Cost. Config

Error Level Font

Beeper

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Main menu

Job Parameter

Submenu

Quality

Options

6x6D, 6x3D, 3x6D, 3x3D,

2x6D, 2x3D, 1x6D, 1x3D

Transport Speed

Speed

Paper Time Out

Paper

Left Margin (mm)

Offs. Edge (mm)

Main menu

Service

Typ of Barcode

Paper Sensor

Zip, bpo4, Kix,2/5i, EAN,

Code 93, AUS4state,

Off, On

HEX to ASCII

Submenu

Test Pattern

Options

Nr1, Nr2

Paper Sensor

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Configuration Info Firmware: (X.X.XX)

Printing Setting

Dump

RAM: (64 MB)

DC: (x A)

Main menu

Print Character Set

Submenu

Englisch, Deutsch

Franz., Ital., Esp

Main menu

Settings

Language

Submenu

Nr 0 – Nr 9

6.5

Explanation of the Individual Menus

Printer Configuration

Settings affect the printer.

Job Configuration

Settings affect the print job.

Service

Test routine for checking the hardware.

Options

Options

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Language

Different languages can be selected.

Settings

Selection of a configuration.

Printer Configuration

Maintenance

Auto Clean Heads

Off is the factory setting. In the setting „1st“, prior to each print job, a page with a black bar is printed to purge the cartridges.

Auto Prime off = no cleaning of the jets before printing or by means of a test print on = Jets are cleaned before printing, when no paper lies beneath the light barrier

Adjustment Steps

Correction Pattern = Test print to detect which value is the correct one for each cartridge.

This kind of calibration may become necessary since a completely tolerance-free production of a print unit is not possible. Slight deviations due to manufacturing tolerances can be balanced via the software of the control device.

Calibration can only be carried out at the installed device and can therefore not be performed by the manufacturer.

Press the „Quick“ and „test“ buttons simultaneously and place paper onto the band.

The printer will carry out a test print with the cartridges in the particular print heads.

Corr. Dist. U1-U2

This serves the adjustment of production tolerances between printheads.

The resulting misalignment of the ink jet surfaces of two neighbouring cartridges can be balanced horizontally.

Corr. Dist. C1-C2 is for cartridges 1 + 2

Corr. Dist. C2-C3 is for cartridges 2 + 3

Boot Defaults

Unit of Measurement

Millimeter, Zoll (Feet/Min)

Choices of speed and length values for the graphic account on the display.

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Ink

Cartridge Optimizing

Optimizing the cartridge temperature (TTOE)

• Selection possibilities: all: all three cartridges are optimized

Crt1: only cartridge 1 is optimized

Crt2: only cartridge 2 is optimized

Crt3: only cartridge 3 is optimized no: no action is carried out

Check: Testing and display of the condition for each cartridge

For the optimization, no paper may lie underneath the cartridges. The printing units must be positioned in a set area.

For this reason, the query is displayed:

OK=YES Cancel=No

After pressing the Enter key, the second query is displayed:

OK=YES Cancel=No

After pressing the Enter key, the following is displayed:

OK

#=1,2,3,4,5,6,all

Cartridge Reset

Resetting the display for ink used, following the insertion of the new cartridge(s)

Selection possibilities: all: all six cartridges are reset

Crt n: no: only cartridge n is reset no cartridge is reset

Warming

Warming function for the ink jets. off = no warming on = warming during the printing process

Prewarming = warming and pre-warming prior to the printing process

Ink Cost. Config

Configuration of the ink consumption – costs.

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Volume Cart. (ml): Capacity of the cartridge

Volume Drop (pl): Capacity of the drop

Costs/ Cartridge: Costs for one cartridge

Currency: Euro, Dollar, Pound, Yuan, other

Error Handling

Error Level Font

Low = Printer doesn’t stop if it gets an undefined character during transfer from the

PC.

High = Printer stops printing if it gets an undefined character during transfer.

Empty Cartridge

Stop = Printer stops if warning “No Ink” is coming

Ignore = Printer doesn’t stop if warning “No Ink” is coming

Beeper

Choices of configuration for the Beeper: short, long or intermittent

6.6

Job Parameter

Print Quality

Selection of print quality with the maximum permissible printing speed for the printing quality (compare “ Erreur ! Source du renvoi introuvable.

” on page

Erreur ! Signet non défini.

).

The higher the number, the better the print quality.

1x3 = 150x300dpi, 1x6 = 150x600dpi, 2x3 = 200x600dpi, 2x6 = 200x300dpi,

3x3 = 300x300dpi, 3x6 = 300x600dpi, 6x3 = 600x300dpi, 6x6 = 600x600dpi

Transport Param.

Paper Speed

The PRINTER 830/930 has 10 speed settings. The easiest way to set the speed is to use the PRINT QUALITY menu (see page 48). As soon as you select a certain quality there, PRINTER 830/930 automatically sets the maximum speed possible for this quality.

Example: When the quality 3x3 is selected, the speed is automatically set to level 7

[1080mm/s].

Should the automatically set speed be too fast, for some reason, then you can reduce the maximum speed that corresponds to the print quality via the PAPER

SPEED menu.

PRINT QUALITY Speed Level Max. Speed in mm/s / inch/s

1x3, 1x6 MAX 1820 / 71.65

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PRINT QUALITY

2x3, 2x6

3x3, 3x6

6x6, 6x3

Speed Level

5

4

3

2

1

9

8

7

6

Max. Speed in mm/s / inch/s

1520 / 59.84

1320 / 51.97

1080 / 42.5

920 / 36.2

720 / 28.3

540 / 21.26

420 / 16.5

270 / 10.6

120 / 4.72

Format

Auto. Pap. Speed

Choose if Auto. Pap. speed should be “On” or “Of”, or reduce to 80 or 60%

On = The speed is automatically selected

Off = You are able to reduce the speed

Paper Time Out

When this function is active, paper transport is immediately stopped after the print request has ended.

Layout

Orientation

Address rotation of 180°.

Nor – the printout is readable from the operator’side.

Rev – the printout is rotated by 180°.

Paper Size

On the following page, you can see the overview of format sizes , which you can set in the programming mode under the PAPER SIZE menu.

The two right columns in the table indicate which side guides must be used.

The following side guides can be used:Side guide short (2x) (standard)Side guide middle (standard)Side guide long (accessory)

Designation Type Size in inches in mm off

EXEC

No format size

Executive

LETT Letter

LEGA Legal

--

Paper

--

7 1/4 x 10 1/2

Paper

Paper

8 1/2 x 11

--

184 x 267

216 x 279

8 1/2 x 14 216 x 356

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C4

E4

A4

A5

MONA

C10

INTD

C5

INSD

C6

A6

CRD1

CRD2

HAGA

B5

USER

DIN A4

DIN A5

Monarch

Com-10 (Business)

International DL

International C5

Inserter DL

Paper

Paper

Envelope

Envelope

Envelope

Envelope

Envelope

8 1/4 x 11 11/16

5 13/16 x 8 1/4

3 7/8 x 7 1/2

4 1/8 x 9 1/2

3 7/8 x 7 1/2

6 3/8 x 9 1/64

4 1/2 x 9 1/64

International C6

DIN A6

Envelope

Paper

File card 1

File card 2

Hagaki

File card

File card

Envelope

Envelope

Enter format width in mm

Paper

4 1/2 x 6 3/8

4 1/8 x 5 13/16

4 x 6

5 x 8

3 15/16 x 5 13/16

6 15/16 x 9 27/32 max. 30

Overview of the format sizes that the USERS can enter.

These format sizes are not supported in the printer menu .

B4

B6

9 27/32 x 139/10

4 9/10 x 6 15/16

250 x 353

125 x 176

210 x 297

148 x 210

98 x 190,5

105 x 241

98 x 190,5

110 x 220

114 x 229

114 x 162

105 x 148

102 x 152

127 x 203

100 x 148

176 x 250 max. 762

9 1/64 x 12 3/4

11 x 15 3/4

229 x 324

280 x 400

Left Margin (mm)

• Setting the left margin in a range of 0 – 304 mm.

• The change in the value is carried out in mm increments; when the next or prev keys are held down, the change in value is carried out in cm increments.

Offs. Edge (mm)

The shifting of the measured paper from 0 through 304 mm. For the user, it would appear as if the left margin would become enlarged. This is necessary with:

• Window programs in which the left margin cannot be changed.

• Printing of large envelopes with Windows Mail Merge, when the desired printing position cannot be set on the PC.

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Font Parameter

Font

13 fonts or font sized have been built into the machine. A font selection can be made here.

Character Spacing

Increase the character spacing in dots of 0 to 90.

Character Set

National character sets with some special symbols for the applicable foreign language.

Type of Barcode

The following barcodes may be selected:

Option Barcode Option Barcode bpo4 Barcode Great Britain co93 co93-Barcode

2/5 i 2/5 interleaved-Barcode

Coda coda-Barcode ean

Zip ---Æ

AUTO CHECK DIG.

-----------------Æ

ON/OFF

C128

2/5i

coda

Co39

Co93

EAN-Barcode

--------Æ Small Width ------------ 1…..99 Dots

--------Æ Large Width ------------ 1…..99 Dots

--------Æ Barc. Height ------------ 1…..999 Dots

ean

Paper Sensor

--------Æ Barc. Height ------------ 1…..999 Dots

In order to process print objects with black areas, you can switch off the paper light barrier during printing. For this purpose, you must definitely set the format size under PAPER SIZE

(an incorrect format size can lead to printing outside the paper area).

With a switched off paper sensor and a preset format size, the light barrier only queries at paper infeed.

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Dos Mode

Linemode

This makes possible address separation, through a certain number of line breaks.

HEX to ASCII

Conversion from HEX to ASCII.

When the conversion is switched on, then the printer interprets the percent sign “%“ as an unprintable control character. Both characters following the % character will be interpreted as HEX values, e.g. %0C = Form Feed.

Auto. LF

This menu is used to determine how the printer should interpret control characters:

CR = Carriage Return

LF = Line Feed

FF = Form Feed

The settings mean: off: CR = CR on_1: on_2: on_3:

CR = CR + LF

CR = CR

CR = CR + LF

LF = LF

LF = LF

LF = CR + LF

LF = CR + LF

FF = FF

FF = FF

FF = CR + FF

FF = CR + FF

6.7

Service

Test Pattern = Selection of test address 1 or 2.

Hardware test

Display:= Testing the graphic display. Many different characters are shown in order to test the function of the display.

Key test:= All buttons which are pressed are confirmed by being shown in the display.

Ram Test:= All RAMs on the CPU are tested. If an error occurs, this is shown on the display .

Ram Test Cont.: = Continuous testing of the RAMs until the test is exited manually.

NV Ram Test Cont.: = Continuous testing of the transient RAMs .

Speed Measurement: = Shows the actual speed.

Paper Sensor = To check if the paper sensor is workingFree or not free

Alignment Horiz. = Printing a special test page to test the horizontal alignment.

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Alignment Vertic. = Printing a special test page to test the vertical alignment.

Correction Pattern = Printout to determine the correction value in order to calibrate the cartridges.

Cart. Print Pattern

In several test prints for the cartridges.

The contacts to the jets are shown in a grid. (See following page)

Illustration 6-2: Test Print of all cartridges

The contacts for all jets are controlled sequentially and made visible in a continuous slanting line.

Illustration 6-3: Test Print of all jets

Examples of defective printheads:

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Illustration 6-4: Test print with defective jets

• a.1 = no connection at contact “K“ (with printhead H1) a.2 = no connection at contact “B“ (with printhead H3)

• b.1 = no connection at contact “10“ (with printhead H1) b.2 = no connection at contact “16“ (with printhead H3)

• c = these jets are not clean

When a grid or slanting line shows gaps (see illustration above), the contact surfaces and cable contacts of the corresponding printhead are to be cleaned, or the printhead in question is to be replaced.

Check Cartridge = Display of Pen ID, missing jets, as well as optimization of all cartridges.

LED / Beeper

Upon activation of this function

1: All LED’s are going out

2: The green LED is flashing for ca. 2 seconds and the display shows the function of this LED.

3: The LEDs are flashing each in turn for ca. 2 seconds and are described on the display.

4: At last, the beeper makes the beep even for 2 seconds.

Configuration Info

All device-specific data is displayed.

Firmware

SerNr:

Page Cnt

RAM

Hardware

DC: (5V)

Printing Setting Dump

Printout of the 10 setting configurations; 9 sheets are required.

Printing Input Dump

With this function, the entire reception buffer is printed with PC8 symbols.

The entire printout requires approximately 180 sheets. Prior to the dump print, switch the machine off and on again. Send the print job, and then start the dump

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print. The required data is now at the front of the buffer. Stop the procedure using the end key.

Print Character Set

Printout of the character set.

6.8

Language

The displayed text can be shown in different languages: English, German, French,

Italian and Spanish.

6.9

Setting

An individual configuration can be created for each of the different applications.

Configuration No. “0“ is for the factory setting; no changes can be made here.

The configurations “No 1 through No 9 “can be individually set.

When exiting the programming mode, the changes carried out in the selected setting number are saved.

Individual parameters can be Locked. Locked parameters are indicated by an “L“ under the menu field.

(When parameters are Local Locked, incompatibility with software applications can occur. Example: When the left margin is

Locked, but the software application carries out absolute horizontal positioning. Other conflicts are also

possible).

• After switching off the machine, the set configurations are maintained.

• With a factory initialization (Quick key is held down when switching on the machine), all configuration settings are set to factory settings.

6.9.1

Example of an Application in the Programming Mode

Suppose you would like to set a configuration, changing the vertical line spacing from 6 lines / inch to 8 lines / inch.

Switch the machine on.

Programming Mode

Press the "Offline" button.

Activate desired menu field

Change with the "Home" key in the main menu. Press the "Arrow Down" key, select the menu "Job Parameter" and confirm with "Arrow Right" In this submenu, you will find the menu "Font". Confirm it with "OK" and you get other submenus. With "Arrow Down" or "Arrow Up" move to the desired menu field i.e. "Line spacing" and confirm it with "OK".

With the "Arrow down" or "Arrow Up" key, you are able to set the parameter to "8".

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Press the "OK" key. The changed value is saved in the configuration under the selected "Setting No", and the machine is again in offline mode or press the "Online" key. The machine is again in online mode, so that the print job can be resumed immediately.

6.9.2

Initialization of the Machine

Without loss of configuration

In order to access the factory configuration, select in programming mode and in menu field "Setting" the option "No 0". When the "ENTER" key is pressed, the programming mode is ended. "Set 0U" may appear on the display. The set configuration is maintained under your corresponding setting number (compare with menu item "Setting").

With loss of configuration

In order to restore all changed values and configurations, switch off the machine.

When restarting the machine, press and hold down the "Quick" key.

The following appears on the display:

PRINTER 830/930 PPC

Reset

The machine now has the factory settings, and all configurations are those of the factory. "Set 1U" may be displayed.

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7 Troubleshooting

7.1

The Meaning of Some of the Display Notes

• ??? blinks

Data/Addresses were transmitted, but there is no print object.

• NoD blinks.

The last data/addresses are incomplete (FormFeed is missing)

• Wait blinks.

Printing has halted, because the control character EOT was sent.

Printing can be resumed with the start key.

• Off blinks.

The printing is stopped for a few seconds, because a pause is being set via sequences. Printing starts when the set time has elapsed.

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7.2

Error Messages

Error Messages

NO PAPER !!

PAPER JAM OR

WRONG PAPER LENGTH!

NO INK !!

CHANGE CARTRIDGE

CHECKSUM ERROR!

MAKE DEFAULT RESET

CHECKSUM ERROR!

MAKE COUNTER RESET

CHECKSUM ERROR!

TESTMACRO RESET

CHECKSUM ERROR!

SETTING RESET

CHECKSUM ERROR!

RESET PENVALUES

TEST MACRO TOO LONG

BUFFER OVERFLOW !!

RAM ERROR !!

VERIFY RAM

UNPRINTED ADDESSES!

FINISH THE JOB

PROGRAM ERROR

MAKE DEFAULT RESET

UART TIMEOUT

RESET THE PRINTER!

DISPLAY TIMEOUT

RESET THE PRINTER!

ERROR FPGA Ready

CALL SERVICE

CHECK CARTR.

START TO CONTINUE

PRINTING ERROR

REPEAT LAST ADDRESSES

Reduce Pap. Speed! U#

START to continue!

Feed Motor Jammed!

START to Continue

Feed Motor Controller

Fault! Call Service

Cause

No paper

Paper jam

Remedy

Insert paper

Check paper width

The cartridge is empty.

Error in the buffered RAM

Error in the buffered RAM

Error in the buffered RAM

Error in the buffered RAM

Error in the buffered RAM

The user-defined test address is too long

Overflow of reception memory.

RAM error on the CPU board

Insert a new cartridge and reset the counter.

Factory setting

(PROG key)

Default factory setting

(ONLY for technicians)

Factory setting

(PROG key)

Factory setting

(PROG key)

Factory setting

(PROG key)

Be aware of the maximum length.

Check connection to the

PC.

Replace the CPU board.

Address is not completely printed.

Make no changes in the programming mode while a print job is in progress!

Error in the UART chip or

FET transistor

Error with display controls.

Error FPGA-IC

Replace the CPU board

Switch off printer

Check cable connection

Replace display unit

Replace the board

Cartridge is not inserted Insert missing cartridge(s)

Severe error

Transport speed too high for the printing unit #

Reduce speed or data vol.

Update Flexmail or mailing software

Error with motor control Remove paper jam

Fault initializing motor-IC Replace board

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Error Messages

ERROR PEN BOARD# U#

CALL SERVICE

RAM ERROR

CALL SERVICE

PRINTER ERROR

WRONG BOARD/FIRMWARE

CPU-HW-ERROR #

RESET THE PRINTER!

ERROR CARTRIDGE

CHECK CONNECTION

FONT ERROR

LOAD FLASH FONTS!

PAP. LEN TOO SMALL

MIN. VALUE:

ERROR PAPER SENSOR

CHECK THE SENSOR

Font Loading

ERROR: TIMEOUT

Font Loading

ERROR:HEADER (SB)

Font Loading

ERROR:HEADER (F)

Font Loading

ERROR:FONT ORIENT

Font Loading

ERROR:CHAR. HEADER

Font Loading

ERROR:MEMORY (RAM)

Font Loading

ERROR: CHAR. No.

Font Loading

ERROR:SUPPL. CHAR.

Font Loading

ERROR: CHAR: LasFt

Font Loading

ERROR: DATA LasFt

Font Loading

ERROR:CHAR. HEIGHT

Font Loading

ERROR:DL DISABLED

MACRO LOADING ERROR

RAM MEMORY IS FULL!

Macro Too High

Reduce To 5 Inches

Cause Remedy

Error of the HP PEN board# #=1,2,3

Severe CPU error

Cartridge error or TSR is wrong

Check plug connection

Replace PEN board

CPU board with small RAM memory

Replace CPU board.

Install correct board and firmware

Reload firmware; check the checksums!

Check plug connection

Replace cartridge

Error in flash PROM. Reload fonts

Paper too short

Paper light barrier

Observe minimum length

Error in download font

Error in download font

Error in download font

Error in download font

Error in download font

Error in loading the font insufficient memory

Error in download font

Check download font

Check download font

Check download font

Check download font

Check download font

No more space for the font in the memory

Check download font

Error in download font

Error in download font

Error in download font

Check download font

Check download font

Check download font

Error in download font

Error in download font

Error in loading macro: memory is insufficient

Macro is too high

Check download font

Check download font

Macro no longer fits in the memory

Reduce graphic height to

38.1mm

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7.3

Warning Messages

Warning Message

Warning:Non-Existent

Font Selected!

Warning:Non-Existent

Macro Selected!

Error Macro ID

Contact FlexSystems!

Error Macro ID

Report Err. 2 Vendor

Position Warning!

Reduce Left Margin!

Warning:Wrong Data/

Barcode Selected!

Error Barcode Data

Contact FlexSystems!

Cause Remedy

Selected font does not exist in the printer

Printer is switched off and the PC sends remaining data

Selected macro does not exist in the printer

After the job has ended, the addresses cannot be repeated.

Faulty PC program.

Error in FlexMail program or in the Mailing

Software

Contact your dealer

Error in the Mailing

Software

Paper length or address position are wrong

Error in PC program

Contact your dealer

Check paper length,

Reduce left margin in the

PC program

Error in PC program

Contact your dealer

Error Barcode Data

Report Err. 2 Vendor

Macro Too Large Or

Wrong Hor.Position!

Error in FlexMail program or in the Mailing

Software

Error in the Mailing

Software

Macro too wide

Error in macro

Contact your dealer

Comply with maximum width for macros you create:

Graphic always upper left, then convert to macro

Macro Height Does

Not Match!

Macro ID# In Use

Macro Load Ignored!

Image Height Exceeds

The Maximum Value

Macro (same number) already exists, overwriting not possible

Print data outside of the printing area

Delete macro, define it again

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8 Appendix

8.1

Maintenance Notes

8.1.1

Cleaning the Ink Cartridge

Clean the jets of the ink cartridge with a cleaning wipe like the TexWipe ® brand.

The following materials are NOT suitable for the cleaning of the printhead and the ink cartridge!

• Paper towels

• Toilet paper

• Sponges

• Cloths with abrasives or small fibers that can collect on the jet plate of the cartridge

• Dry cloths

To achieve an optimum print quality, move the wipe in the direction of the jet rows

(see the following Illustration):

Illustration 8-1: Cleaning the cartridge

8.1.2

Press Roll and Rollers

Make certain that the press rolls and rollers are always kept clean.

After printing, store the cartridges in an upright position in a sealed plastic container, in order to prevent the ink from drying.

8.2

Interfaces

The PRINTER 830/930 is equipped with two standard print-data interfaces. They both offer the possibility of connecting the printer to a computer.

• USB 1.1

• IEEE1284 (Centronics, parallel)

In addition, the PRINTER 830/930 has a control/status interface:

• RS-232-C serial

The interface connector sockets are located on the rear side of the machine.

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8.2.1

Centronics Parallel Interface

The PRINTER 830/930 is equipped with a standard Centronics parallel interface.

This interface is most frequently used as a connection to a personal computer.

Unlike the RS-232-C serial connection, there are usually no special commands or configurations for the printer or computer necessary here. In addition, data is transferred quickly with the Centronics parallel interface cable.

The parallel interface connector is a standard 36-pin Amphenol type with two metal retaining clips.

8.2.1.1

Connector Socket

Plug type: Amphenol female connector strip

Production series: 57 - 40360

Max. cable length 2 m with

Amphenol multipoint connector 57 – 30360

Illustration 8-2: Parallel interface connector socket

The signal description is found on the following page.

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8.2.1.2

Signal Description

1

GND

19

2-9

10

11

20-27

28

29

STROBE

I/O

I

DATA 1-8 I

ACKNOWLEDGE O

BUSY O

12 30

13 --

14 --

15 --

16 --

17 --

18,

35

--

19-

30

31 --

32 --

33 --

34 --

36 -- empty)

SELECT

(Online)

Autofeed

O

O

I

Free

GND

Chassis-GND

+ 5V

INIT

ERROR

GND

Free

SELECT IN

I

O

I

This pulse 0.5µs) reports that data bits are valid

Data bits D0-D7

Printer reports: Data has been processed (is ready to receive)

Printer reports: Data received, data being processed

Printer reports to the computer: No paper available

Signal is high, when the printer is online

No function, only for bidirectional interface

Free

GND

+ 5V above 0.2A Si

Signal is low, when there is an error in the printer

GND

Free

No function, only for bidirectional interface

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8.2.1.3

Pulse Diagram

Illustration 8-3: Parallel interface pulse diagram

8.2.2

RS-232-C Serial Interface

This segment describes the RS-232-C serial plug connection and the concept of a serial interface connection. The PRINTER 830/930 has a standard RS-232-C serial interface, which is compatible with most computers and terminals.

8.2.2.1

Connector Socket

The PRINTER 830/930 has a standard DB-9 serial connector socket

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8.2.2.2

Plug Assignment

Input/Output

1 --- - free

2

3

4

R x d

T x d

DTR

I

O

O

Received data

Transmitted data

Data Terminal Ready

6 --- - free

8 CTS I Clear to Send

9 --- - free

Pin 2

Received Data (RxD):

Serial transfer of data from the computer to the printer.

Pin 3

Transmitted Data (TxD):

Serial transfer of data from the printer to the computer system or the terminal (e.g.

XON/XOFF symbol).

Pin 4

Data Terminal Ready (DTR):

Printer output, which allows the transfer of data to the printer or which interrupts it

(handshaking). Data transfer is possible, when DTR is high. It is not possible, when

DTR is low.

Pin 5

Signal Ground (GND):

The reference potential for the entire data exchange.

Pin 7

Request to Send (RTS):

This signal is always high with a switched on printer.

Pin 8

Clear to Send (CTS):

Input of the printer, which allows the transfer of data to the computer or which interrupts it. When the input is high, then the printer may transmit the data. For the software handshaking with Xon/Xoff, this input must always be high.

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8.3

Fonts

8.3.1

Terminology

A font is a collection of characters and symbols having the same typeface, spacing size (height), line width and font slant.

8.3.1.1

Typeface

Typeface is a set of characters and symbols with a certain design.

8.3.1.2

Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces

Serifs are small lines on the top or bottom of a character (so-called “feet” on

Bodoni book type). Cour is a serif typeface Typefaces without serifs are referred to as sans serif. Helv is a sans serif typeface. The following illustration shows the difference between a serif typeface and a sans serif typeface.

Illustration 8-4: Serif and sans serif

8.3.1.3

Font Slant

The characters can either be printed standing straight (normal) or - at a constant angle - standing slanted (italic).

This example shows straight standing characters.

This example shows characters standing at a slant.

8.3.1.4

Spacing

Spacing refers to the relative print density between the letters of a font. The character spacing is either fixed or proportional.

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Fixed Spacing

With fixed character spacing, every letter of a font takes up the same width space and has the same spacing as neighbouring letters. Cour and LetGot are fonts with fixed character spacing.

Illustration 8-5: Fixed character spacing

Proportional Spacing

With proportional character spacing, the spacing depends upon the width of the letter. Helv and TmsRm are fonts with proportional character spacing.

Illustration 8-6: Proportional character spacing

8.3.1.5

Character Density

Character density (pitch) refers to the number of printed characters within a linear inch. A font with a character density of 10 cpi prints 10 characters per horizontal inch (cpi = characters per inch). The character density can only be provided for fonts with fixed character spacing.

12 characters per inch (12 cpi)

10 characters per inch (10 cpi)

1” 0”

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8.3.1.6

Character Size

Character size (character height) refers to the height of a printed capital letter. It is measured in pica points. A point is 1/72 of an inch.

The height for both fonts, with fixed and proportional character spacing, is measured in pica points.

1

72 Punkte = 1 Zoll

Pica-Punkt

48 Punkte

(Zoll)

24 Punkte

12 Punkte

8 Punkte 0

Illustration 8-7: Character size

8.3.1.7

Underline

In order to especially emphasize a point of text, you can underline it. Your uniform font face is thereby maintained.

You can underline a single word.

8.3.1.8

Wide Font

The address image can be printed (e.g. for a large parcel) twice as wide, while maintaining the proportional character width / spacing.

This is normal width.

This is wide font.

8.3.1.9

Character Spacing

In order to especially emphasize individual words, you can increase the space between letters and words without changing the character size itself.

This E x a m p l e is printed voluminously.

8.3.1.10

Quality

Quality refers to the print quality.

You can make a selection among the following print qualities [dpi x dpi]:

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150x300

150x600

200x300

200x600

300x300

300x600

600x300

600x600

8.3.1.11

Print Direction

The print direction refers to the (readable) address position on the print object. It can be turned around 180°. The arrow in the illustration marks the direction of the print run.

Nor Rev

Illustration 8-8: Print direction

Note the information for the image storage capacity in the menu item „ Erreur !

Source du renvoi introuvable.

“ on page Erreur ! Signet non défini.

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8.3.2

Character Set

A character set consists of characters and symbols, which contain all elements of a language or discipline (country-specific characters), including punctuation marks and numbers.

8.3.2.1

7-Bit Character Set

A 7-Bit character set corresponds to definitions of the ”International Standards Organisation“ (ISO) and the ”American Standard Code for Information Interchange”

(ASCII).

In a 7-Bit character set there are 128 characters.

The following is a depiction of a 7-Bit character set .

Illustration 8-9: 7-Bit character set Ger7

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8.3.2.2

8-Bit Character set

In the 8-Bit character set there are 256 characters.

Many national characters are available with this. The following is a depiction of the most frequently used 8-Bit character set.

Illustration 8-10: 8-Bit character set PC8

8.3.3

Selection of the Fonts for Printing

The fonts are selected via the software or printer commands.

Fonts can be used with great precision, in order to lend a print object a specific appearance.

Select the fonts that suit best the content of your text.

8.3.3.1

Serif Typefaces

The following example shows an address with the Cour12 typeface:

Test print

ADDRESS

PRINTER 830/930

PRINTER LAND

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8.3.3.2

Sans Serif Typefaces

The following example shows an address with the Helv12 typeface:

Test print

ADDRESS

PRINTER 830/930

PRINTER LAND

8.4

Character Sets

Note for the depiction of character sets:

• Character set name: The information in parentheses (e.g. USA7 ) corresponds to the options field in PRINTER 830/930.

• With the ASCII printer command (e.g. E c set in your software.

( 0 U ) you can call up the character

8.4.1

7-Bit Character Sets

ASCII (= USA7)

ASCII:

Decimal:

E c

( 0 U

27 40 48 85

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 30 55

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England (= UK7)

ASCII:

Decimal:

E c

( 1 E

27 40 49 69

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 31 45

France (= Fra7)

ASCII: E c

( 1 F

Decimal: 27 40 49 70

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 31 46

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Germany (= Ger7)

ASCII: E c

( 1 G

Decimal: 27 40 49 71

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 31 47

Italy (= Ita7)

ASCII: E c

( 0 I

Decimal: 27 40 48 73

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 30 49

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Spain (= Spa7)

ASCII: E c

( 2 S

27 40 50 83 Decimal:

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 32 53

Denmark (= Den7)

ASCII: E c

( 1 D

Decimal: 27 40 49 68

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 31 44

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Norway (= Nor7)

ASCII: E c

( 0 D

27 40 48 68 Decimal:

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 30 44

Sweden (= Swe7)

ASCII: E c

( 3 S

Decimal: 27 40 51 83

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 33 53

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Sweden/Names (= SwN7)

ASCII: E c

( 0 S

27 40 48 83 Decimal:

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 30 53

Portugal (= Por7)

ASCII: E c

( 4 S

27 40 52 83 Decimal:

Hexadecimal: 1B 28 34 53

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8.4.2

8-Bit Character

PC-8 (= PC8)

ASCII:

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

Roman8 (= Rom8)

E c

( 10 U

27 40 49 48 85

1B 28 31 30 55

E c

( 8 U

27 40 56 85

1B 28 38 55

ASCII:

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

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PC-850 (= P850)

ASCII:

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

ECMA-94 Latin 18 (= ECMA)

E c

( 12 U

27 40 49 50 85

1B 28 31 32 55

ASCII:

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

E c

( 0 N

27 40 48 78

1B 28 30 4E

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PC-8 Denmark/Norway (= P8DN)

ASCII:

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

ICEL (= ICEL)

E c

( 11 U

27 40 49 49 85

1B 28 31 31 55

ASCII:

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

E c

( 33 O

27 40 51 51 79

1B 28 33 33 4F

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PC-852 (= P852)

ASCII:

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

PC-860 (= P860)

E c

( 17 U

27 40 49 55 85

1B 28 31 37 55

ASCII:

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

E c

( 20 U

27 40 50 48 85

1B 28 32 30 55

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8.5

Side Guide

• Side guide short (2x)

• Side guide middle

• Side guide long

(standard)

(standard)

(accessory)

Adjustable width of the Side guide

The data (in mm/inches) refers to the print object width crosswise to the transport direction.

• Rear + frontal side guides, short x 2

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3.35

142

5.6

125

5

225

8.86

• Rear side guide, short+

Frontal side guide, middle

198

7.8

285

11.2

• Rear side guide, short+

Frontal side guide, long

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10.9

365

14.37

When using the corresponding maximum possible width of the adjustable side guide, there remains an unprintable margin of 15 mm

(0.6 inch) from the rear side guide.

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8.6

Accessories

The following accessories are available (must be purchased separately):

Illustration 8-11: Divert mechanism

The divert mechanism changes the transport direction of the ejected print object

90° on the conveyor belt.

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8.7

Technical Data

Throughput For Printer 830: max. 11,000 postcards /hour at 1x3, 1x6

For Printer 930: max. 39,000 post cards /hour at 1x3, 1x6

Printheads 3

Printing speed

Throughput

For the Printer 830: 0.

54 m/s

For the Printer 930: Minimum 0.15 m/s

Maximum 1.84 m/s

Printing process

Graphics capabilities

Colors

For the Printer 830:

Postcards (A6) 11,000 pcs./hr pcs./hr

For the Printer 930: at 6x6 at 1x3

Postcards (A6) 14,000 pcs./hr 39.000 pcs./hr pcs./hr pcs./hr

Fixed-Head (fixed printhead) manual positioning

Print object formats

Print height max.

Print width max.

Material thickness

Thickness difference

Paper capacity

Types of paper

Paper quality

Print qualities

YES up to 3, Spot Color

Minimum (L x W): 135 x 70 mm

Maximum (L x W): 500 x 352 mm

L = in transport direction

38 mm per unit / 9 lines Courier 12

500 mm

For the Printer 830: Minimum 0.10 mm

Maximum 2 mm

For the Printer 930: Minimum 0.10 mm

Maximum 6.35 mm / ¼“

Maximum 1 mm – depending on the material

Maximum 350 pcs. / 170 mm / 1 kg

Single sheets, documents, envelopes, booklets etc.

Inkjet compatible, no foils or high-gloss paper 2

1x3, 1x6, 2x3, 2x6, 3x3, 3x6, 6x3, 6x6

Ink Cartridge

Character sets

Operating noise

Main memory

Address storage

Mains voltage

Operating range

HP45A or HP1918 cartridge

13 resident and downloadable fonts

The emission value for the place of operation is < 70 db (A) in

1 m distance, measured in accordance with ISO 9296.

64 MB

The last 20 pages

100 - 240VAC at 50 ~ 60Hz

10-31°C / 20-80% rel. humidity (no condensation)

Status interfaces

Status interfaces

USB (1.1) / Parallel Centronics Std. (IEEE1284)

Serial (RS-232)

Driver

Special functions

Windows 3.1 / NT / 2000 / XP

Barcodes (10 resident barcodes)

Configuration memory for 9 user settings

Loadable test address

Ink consumption display

Dimensions (L x W x H) 425 x 380 x 280 mm

2 Possible with suitable inks and drying systems

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9 Glossary

ASCll:

Barcode:

Baud rate:

Bit:

Bitmap:

Buffer:

Byte:

Carriage:

Character height:

Character sets:

Character density:

Character spacing

Character:

Configuration:

Control code:

Control panel:

CPl:

ASCll is the abbreviation for "American Standard Code for Information Interchange". The printer commands used in this manual have been entered with ASCII characters. Decimal and hexadecimal characters can also be used.

Data for a print object is converted to a one-line, language- and symbol-neutral barcode. A barcode is easy to create, and it is readable with simple opto-electronic devices. It is also additionally printed for the plain text information.

The baud rate is the speed at which the data between the computer and printer is transferred on the serial interface. The computer and printer must have the same baud rate. This can lie between 1200 and 9600 baud, depending on the computer that is used. The baud rate is only set, when using a serial interface.

Binary digit. As the smallest unit of digital information, a bit is represented by only two positions: "1" or "0".

A bitmap represents a collection of dots as a graphic or text graphic in output devices (printer, monitor).

The buffer is a storage area of the printer. Certain input and output data is stored here until further processing.

A storage unit, consisting of 8 bits.

The printhead is fixed to a movable carriage.

Character height refers to the height of a printed capital letter. It is measured in pica points. A point is 1/72 of an inch.

A character set is application-specific defined and is usually a collection of letters, numbers, lines and symbols within a font. Character sets can also be made up purely of symbols.

Character density (pitch) refers to the number of printed characters within an inch.

All fonts have either constant or variable character spacing In a font with constant character spacing, all characters have the same width space, regardless of their size. In the case of proportional fonts, the width space is determined by the width of the character in question.

A character is understood to mean letters, numbers and symbols that can be printed.

In a configuration, certain printer settings can be stored. You can set up several configurations, and store each of them under an individual configuration number.

For control code, see printer commands.

The control panel comprises the keyboard and display. Settings for this are carried out internally on the printer.

CPI (= Characters Per Inch) is the measuring unit for characters per

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Data transfer:

Character size:

DPl: inch for the in character density.

Data transfer is the transfer of information between the computer and the printer.

The character size is measured in pica points. A point is 1/72 of an inch.

DPI (= Dots Per Inch) is the measuring unit of dots per inch for the image definition. The more dots there are, the higher the definition.

Driver:

Escape character:

For driver, see printer driver.

The escape character Ec is a beginning of a command in ASCII code.

This character is not printed; the printer recognizes the following character as a command code.

For escape sequences, see printer commands. Escape sequences:

Factory configuration:

Font cassettes:

Loadable fonts:

The printer is programmed - prior to shipping - with standard settings. These settings are stored in configuration "0", and they remain active until another configuration number is selected and the setting changes are carried out.

They contain fonts that can be loaded in the printer.

Font slant:

Font:

Handshake:

Hardware:

The characters can either be printed standing straight (normal) or - at a constant angle - standing slanted (italic).

A font is a collection of characters and symbols with the same typeface, spacing, size (height), line width and font slant. Fonts can be installed as resident fonts in the printer, or they can be loaded externally from font cassettes.

Handshake is the control of the data transfer between the computer and the printer, in order to prevent overflow or loss of data in the printer buffer.

Hardware describes the components of your computer system, such as computer, keyboard and printer.

Ink Cartridge: The ink cartridge contains the ink for printing. After it has been used up, the empty cartridge is replaced by a new, commercially available one.

Interface cable: This is the data transmission cable that connects your computer with the printer or other peripherals.

Interface connector socket:

The PRINTER 700/710 is shipped with three interface connector sockets (USB, parallel and serial). These are located at the rear side of the machine over the power supply plug. The connector cable for your computer and printer are connected here.

Line width: The line width refers to the width of the character line. There are normal and bold line widths

Loadable fonts (soft or download fonts) are saved on disks. They can be transferred to the printer memory.

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LPI:

Offline:

Online:

Paper jam:

Paper Size:

Paper recognition:

Parallel interface:

Parity:

PCL command:

Pitch:

Printer driver:

Printer command:

Printhead gap:

LPI (= Lines Per Inch) is a unit measuring lines per inch for the vertical line spacing. Printing is most frequently in 6 lpi line spacing.

In the offline condition, the printer cannot receive data from the computer. In this condition, settings and programming are carried out on the printer itself.

In the online condition, the printer is able to receive data from the computer. In this condition, the keyboard in inactive, with the exception of the "START" key.

A paper jam exists when the paper gets stuck during the printout, thereby blocking the feeder or output.

Paper Size refers to the paper format that will be printed. With a rotation of the address block of 180°, the top margin value is automatically calculated, so that the set value corresponds to the normal direction of the address block.

Paper recognition is necessary for maintaining the top margin value and for stopping the printer in the event of paper jams. In each case, the print object must be transported via the paper recognition.

The parallel interface, also referred to as the Centronics interface, is a connection of the computer to the printer. During this process,

8 Bits = 1 Byte are/is always transferred at one time (parallel).

Parity is an error detection technique that is used with a serial interface. Errors in transfer are recognized during data transfer. Here the even number of the binary 1 is checked in an item unit (e.g. a byte).

PCL (= Printer Control Language) is the HP PCL Level 5 printer language developed by Hewlett-Packard.

For pitch, see character density.

The printer driver converts the printer commands entered via the software into command codes for the printer. The printer driver must be adapted to the software, as well as to the printer.

The printer command is entered via the software, in order to carry out changes in the active printer configuration.

The printhead gap influences the sharpness of the print. Too large a gap causes a blurred print; too small a gap can smudge the ink.

The printhead holder keeps the ink cartridge in position. Printhead holder:

Printing area:

Resident fonts:

Resolution:

Sans serif font:

The printing area comprises the maximum width that is reachable for the ink cartridge.

The installed fonts (resident fonts) have been installed in the printer. They are a fixed component of the printer.

A measurement of image definition. It is measured in dots per inch

(dpi = dots per inch).

This is a font-family that has no line running horizontal ("feet") on the head or foot of a letter. This text, for example, is printed in a

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"sans serif" font.

Serial interface: With a serial interface, the data is sequentially transferred (bit by bit), from the computer to the printer. The connection is made by a

RS-232-C socket.

Serif font:

Setting:

Serifs are "feet" on Bodoni book type. The typeface Cour is a "serif" font, for example.

Selection of preset configurations.

Soft Font:

Software:

Soft fonts (loadable fonts) are fonts that are stored on disks. These fonts can be transferred to the printer memory.

Software is the machine-language and graphics programs, programming or other special application packages installed on your computer.

Separating finger:

Typeface:

The separating finger makes it possible to feed individual sheets from a stack of sheets. The upper sheet is separated from the rest of the stack.

Typeface refers to the print design of a character set. Cour, for example, has a character design different from LetGot or Helv.

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